2016 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 01/09/2017

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Alabama 15 245 546 2.23 3 47 40 19 3
2 Western Kentucky 14 216 525 2.43 5 34 33 20 3
3 Troy 13 234 588 2.51 4 43 37 19 3
4 Ohio 14 231 656 2.84 8 35 43 21 4
5 Clemson 15 251 723 2.88 8 66 35 23 9
6 Michigan 13 237 695 2.93 4 87 41 29 7
7 Louisville 13 244 742 3.04 3 41 42 27 4
8 LSU 12 216 663 3.07 2 35 37 16 3
8 Temple 14 261 801 3.07 6 63 48 28 3
10 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 246 761 3.09 11 55 40 23 6
11 Washington 14 265 828 3.12 8 79 47 25 3
12 Kansas State 13 217 685 3.16 5 35 43 23 7
13 San Diego State 14 235 762 3.24 6 41 46 24 3
14 BYU 13 214 710 3.32 6 28 38 24 4
15 Boston College 13 213 713 3.35 8 69 30 18 9
15 Houston 13 253 848 3.35 11 40 40 31 9
15 Virginia Tech 14 269 900 3.35 10 53 46 21 7
18 Army 13 190 645 3.39 5 27 36 24 4
18 Auburn 13 238 807 3.39 3 52 48 21 5
20 Iowa 13 247 845 3.42 5 57 52 15 4
21 North Carolina State 13 205 706 3.44 6 60 38 20 10
21 Wake Forest 13 243 837 3.44 10 49 46 29 7
23 Minnesota 13 214 740 3.46 3 40 42 25 7
24 Tulane 12 233 817 3.51 7 41 50 29 8
25 Eastern Michigan 13 255 903 3.54 9 54 57 21 3
25 Miami (Florida) 13 266 941 3.54 4 54 55 30 10
27 Florida 13 224 804 3.59 5 29 47 27 6
28 Ohio State 13 258 938 3.64 3 68 45 29 10
29 UCF 13 275 1014 3.69 10 60 60 37 5
30 Texas 12 252 936 3.71 11 54 53 31 6
31 Pittsburgh 13 218 822 3.77 14 68 43 25 6
32 Baylor 13 320 1237 3.87 15 59 67 31 7
33 Florida State 13 255 991 3.89 9 39 56 41 7
33 Georgia State 12 267 1038 3.89 8 24 61 25 1
35 Kent State 12 263 1028 3.91 11 60 65 30 4
36 Tulsa 13 244 963 3.95 11 44 47 31 11
37 Wisconsin 14 209 830 3.97 4 50 44 28 6
37 Michigan State 12 211 838 3.97 9 40 47 23 7
37 Cincinnati 12 277 1100 3.97 7 56 64 24 4
40 USC 13 241 969 4.02 6 74 49 30 10
41 Louisiana Tech 14 269 1084 4.03 15 38 70 34 7
42 TCU 13 301 1216 4.04 10 87 63 33 8
43 Appalachian State 13 217 883 4.07 5 80 44 24 7
43 Colorado 14 275 1120 4.07 5 50 59 35 9
45 Arkansas State 13 262 1070 4.08 7 64 46 29 8
46 Utah State 12 282 1152 4.09 7 56 71 36 6
47 Duke 12 228 940 4.12 12 82 49 29 9
48 Middle Tennessee 13 284 1177 4.14 21 50 68 34 9
49 Indiana 13 268 1112 4.15 12 66 56 38 12
50 UCLA 12 227 947 4.17 10 60 49 30 6
51 Arizona State 12 206 872 4.23 9 71 47 34 8
51 Notre Dame 12 247 1046 4.23 10 60 56 33 6
53 Stanford 13 193 819 4.24 4 49 43 31 6
54 Arizona 12 228 968 4.25 10 45 61 29 6
55 Toledo 13 235 1001 4.26 5 35 53 46 14
56 Charlotte 12 195 833 4.27 12 36 48 31 6
56 Georgia 13 215 918 4.27 13 45 46 26 7
58 Utah 13 219 941 4.30 8 50 47 38 10
59 UTEP 12 242 1044 4.31 10 36 65 32 6
60 Northwestern 13 231 999 4.32 11 50 58 27 11
61 Washington State 13 234 1014 4.33 10 89 50 26 10
62 Boise State 13 252 1099 4.36 5 62 67 34 9
63 Illinois 12 272 1195 4.39 17 48 58 37 11
64 Connecticut 12 203 898 4.42 11 54 45 25 8
64 Air Force 13 223 986 4.42 13 61 48 29 12
66 Old Dominion 13 263 1170 4.45 15 44 64 41 11
66 Oklahoma State 13 283 1260 4.45 11 46 71 46 12
68 Massachusetts 12 242 1093 4.52 9 33 66 40 6
69 Penn State 14 279 1264 4.53 12 67 63 41 14
70 Nebraska 13 226 1025 4.54 14 75 45 31 12
70 SMU 12 238 1080 4.54 13 61 59 28 7
72 Fresno State 12 275 1251 4.55 10 39 76 44 5
72 South Florida 13 288 1309 4.55 14 76 71 42 11
74 Miami (Ohio) 13 234 1066 4.56 13 70 64 35 8
75 West Virginia 13 255 1173 4.60 7 56 60 25 8
76 Navy 14 289 1332 4.61 10 85 73 35 8
77 Idaho 13 213 984 4.62 9 46 55 30 10
78 UNLV 12 233 1078 4.63 17 55 59 34 9
79 North Carolina 13 331 1544 4.66 14 65 75 41 9
80 Bowling Green 12 231 1084 4.69 13 53 56 31 7
81 Ball State 12 190 893 4.70 8 75 42 27 11
82 Colorado State 13 261 1234 4.73 16 54 58 40 9
83 Central Michigan 13 230 1095 4.76 7 85 61 32 7
84 Northern Illinois 12 249 1189 4.78 13 85 63 43 10
85 Georgia Southern 12 219 1051 4.80 14 58 58 35 7
86 Texas A&M 13 281 1352 4.81 8 75 62 40 14
87 Iowa State 12 255 1244 4.88 12 64 68 35 8
88 Kentucky 13 303 1483 4.89 12 45 86 47 10
89 Western Michigan 14 242 1189 4.91 9 51 56 40 11
90 Tennessee 13 290 1428 4.92 13 75 68 48 11
91 Southern Mississippi 13 237 1174 4.95 17 80 54 42 14
92 Virginia 12 237 1181 4.98 12 67 54 35 8
92 Maryland 13 319 1589 4.98 19 55 85 56 16
94 Vanderbilt 13 220 1109 5.04 9 31 55 43 8
94 UTSA 13 220 1109 5.04 12 41 57 38 11
94 Missouri 12 273 1376 5.04 15 71 60 31 18
94 Memphis 13 274 1381 5.04 14 92 67 38 13
94 Buffalo 12 274 1382 5.04 15 70 65 40 12
99 Georgia Tech 13 267 1349 5.05 11 57 72 37 7
100 North Texas 13 296 1505 5.08 16 83 75 38 14
101 Marshall 12 249 1275 5.12 17 48 70 43 14
102 Texas Tech 12 242 1244 5.14 18 55 57 32 15
102 Akron 12 296 1521 5.14 16 61 89 55 12
104 South Alabama 13 277 1433 5.17 11 51 74 51 12
105 South Carolina 13 280 1453 5.19 13 74 79 52 12
106 Oklahoma 13 255 1326 5.20 9 61 72 45 13
107 Syracuse 12 249 1299 5.22 19 72 62 38 11
108 Oregon State 12 233 1219 5.23 13 70 65 28 7
109 Rice 12 226 1209 5.35 16 71 60 38 11
110 East Carolina 12 259 1403 5.42 16 65 60 39 12
111 Oregon 12 232 1259 5.43 19 68 66 45 10
112 Florida International 12 214 1166 5.45 13 68 53 33 8
112 Mississippi State 13 247 1347 5.45 12 83 57 33 13
114 New Mexico State 12 264 1441 5.46 12 63 63 40 13
115 Hawai'i 14 313 1734 5.54 16 55 96 59 20
116 Kansas 12 253 1431 5.66 14 53 72 50 22
117 San Jose State 12 248 1431 5.77 20 75 68 38 16
117 Texas State 12 264 1524 5.77 20 61 77 48 16
119 Purdue 12 268 1566 5.84 18 79 74 49 18
120 Mississippi 12 253 1482 5.86 13 76 63 41 16
121 Florida Atlantic 12 255 1503 5.89 21 69 75 47 15
122 New Mexico 13 249 1482 5.95 16 80 66 46 17
123 Rutgers 12 270 1613 5.97 15 63 76 49 15
124 California 12 255 1530 6.00 12 61 79 47 14
125 Nevada 12 288 1732 6.01 14 56 84 61 19
126 Wyoming 14 266 1634 6.14 18 73 59 47 27
127 Louisiana-Monroe 12 278 1731 6.23 19 83 79 53 19
128 Arkansas 13 197 1249 6.34 19 82 45 31 20
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards